Nardwuar the Human Serviette(Mint Records)Nardwuar is more than a goofy guy in a plaid tam-o’-shanter asking Corey Feldman about cocaine or flashing his chest hair at Marilyn Manson. He’s a walking, talking pop culture encyclopedia. He’s a hyperkinetic, loud-mouthed, lovable vault of underground music history. He’s the guy who elicited the famous pepper quote from […]
Tara Lee Wittchen
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At the Good Old Record Fair
When I first started going to the Halifax Pop Explosion in the 1990s, Saturday afternoon meant it was time for the record fair in the back of Wormwoods. Lots and lots of fancy coloured seven-inch records and stickers to collect and trade. Now Saturday afternoon means zines, crafts, books, workshops, films, readings, food and of […]
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More from Buried Inside
On my way to the show at St. Matts, I ran into a few members of The Medium Mood. Those dudes were super psyched to be on the same bill as Buried Inside, VKNGS and Die Brucke, especially since it was a last-minute replacement. Happy story! Anyway, here’s another photo of the intense Buried Inside […]
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My Community Includes Community Radio
CKDU 88.1 FM always seems to have a strong presence at the Halifax Pop Explosion, and this year was no exception. In addition to presenting the crazy (so I heard) Buried Inside show at the Khyber on Saturday night, they were on hand at Canzine East to share buttons, magnets and general campus/community radio love […]
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Just Me and My Dad
As is often the case when Joel Plaskett plays solo in Halifax, his father Bill joined him for a good portion of the show. This was the first time, however, I’ve ever seen Bill play one of his own tunes with Joel backing him up. Beautiful job, sir. Joel flew in from Dallas, Texas, early […]
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Gee, That’s Super…Super 8, That Is
I couldn’t imagine a better way to kick off my two days at a festival of rock and roll debauchery than by taking my Mom to watch a short film about a cat eating cat food. No joshing. So that is what I did. Right after rolling into town on the train on Friday, Mom […]
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Indy Mum and Indy Kids
Flavia and her three lovely children were on hand to sell Indy Mum zines, recycled craft items (including the best damn toque I’ll ever own) and more. You can find out more about Indy Mum through the Anchor Archive Zine Library.
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CBC Radio 3
CBC Radio 3 was on hand to record and broadcast live the show at The Marquee on Saturday night, featuring Pride Tiger, Mother Mother, Land of Talk, Miracle Fortress and Eric’s Trip. Another case of wishing I could have seen the entire show, as well as the show downstairs in Hell. Jon and I got […]
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Spot Lisa Marr
Can you find the lovely and talented Lisa Marr in this photo? Um, in this photo of a pamphlet? I kind of forgot my camera for the Super 8 screening. Gee whiz, what kind of photos would I have been able to take anyway, it’s a film screening. In the dark!
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D-I-Y Comics
One of the workshops held during Canzine East was a do-it-yourself comix workshop presented by Shawn Granton. Shawn came all the way from Portland, Oregon, to share his tips of the craft. I’m so glad I joined in, because he answered a lot of questions I had about the craft of journal comics. Best of […]
